ONE-POCKET VOCABULARY ORGANIZER

There are many new vocabulary words to learn before beginning your study of Preparing for
Battle. Your History notebook is a great place to record and store the words and definitions
that you will need to be familiar with during this lesson.

Part I
Directions: Using the Glossary provided by your teacher and the Vocabulary Word and
Definition patterns, follow the directions below to create 11 Vocabulary Cards.

VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS
WORDS
large group of ships wide treeless areas of land
petroglyph convinced

to feel and express deep sadness a person who was originally from Spain

a long sandy island that runs next to a

chosen or selected shore and provides protection from
hurricanes and tidal waves

mission species
talked someone into doing something
supplies of food taken on a trip
your way

plants and animals in danger of a bluish green stone that turns bright
disappearing forever blue when polished

preserve coast journey for the purpose of exploring corn

took someone without permission things found in nature that are valuable
to humans

carving or drawing in rocks usually

made by people who lived a long time destruction by wind and rain
North America voyage ago

caves building, stone, or statue created to

remember a person or event

a religion based on the life and

steep hills with flat tops teachings of Jesus Christ

1. Cut out each Vocabulary Word Pattern and Vocabulary Definition Pattern
along all bold lines.

ary
mission read
sent to sp
2. Using the Glossary as your guide, glue the correct Vocabulary Definition a personus faith
io voyage
a relig
in the blank space under its matching Vocabulary Word.
a journey that is usually
made by water
plains
wide treeless areas
of land journal
of
a written record
daily events

3. Fold each completed Vocabulary Card along the dotted lines so that the
Vocabulary Words and Definitions are on the outside. Glue the blank sides together.

plains
missionary

journal
voyage

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WORDS

silversmith citizens

Revolutionary War conquer

Patriots Continental Army

delegates minutemen

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 VOCABULARY
WORDS

mercenaries

liberty

loyalty

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 VOCABULARY
DEFINITIONS
American troops that fought against
Great Britain during the Revolutionary professional soldiers hired to serve in
War a foreign army

defeat by force freedom to do as one pleases

battle for independence between the a person who makes and repairs things
English colonists in America and Great made of silver
Britain

people who supported the United people sent with power to represent
States during the Revolutionary War others

people in a city, town, state, or country

faithfulness who enjoy the freedom to vote and
participate in government decisions

groups of armed men who were prepared

to fight on a minutes notice during the
Revolutionary War

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Part II
Directions: Choose the next blank page in your History notebook. Follow the
directions below and on the next page to create and glue your One-Pocket
Vocabulary Organizer into your notebook.

1. Cut out the One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer

along the outside bold lines.

2. Fold the bottom section up along the dotted lines as shown to make a pocket.

3. Flip the Organizer over.Fold the tabs along the dotted lines and glue the tabs
to the back of the One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer to hold the pocket in place.

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 4. After you have glued the tabs to the back, turn your
One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer back around.

5. Cut out the Pocket Label.

6. Glue the Pocket Label onto the front of the

One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer as shown.

7. Place your finished Vocabulary Cards

in the front pocket.

8. Glue the One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer

onto the next blank page of your notebook.

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 ONE-POCKET VOCABULARY
ORGANIZER

PREPARING FOR
BATTLE
POCKET
LABEL

VOCABULARY
TAB
TAB

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 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION LESSON FIVE

PREPARING FOR BATTLE

In 1774, the First Continental Congress met. Colonists were told to begin training for war.
The colonists had never formally organized an army or
a navy. White men from 16 to 60 years old
were required to join their local
militias (muhlihshuz).
Groups of minutemen also
prepared themselves for battle. Weapons and
gunpowder were gathered and stored in the
village of Concord, Massachusetts. British
spies found out about the weapons. They
planned a surprise raid to steal the supplies.
Great Britain hoped that taking away the colonists
weapons would keep them from declaring war.

PAUL REVERES FAMOUS RIDE

Just after midnight on April 18, 1775, seven
hundred British soldiers dressed in bright red coats
left Boston. They marched toward the village of
Concord.
Paul Revere, a silversmith, and his friend
William Dawes, were watching. They rode on
horseback to warn colonists that British Redcoats
were coming.
Paul Reveres warning gave colonists in
Concord enough time to hide most of their weapons
and gunpowder before British soldiers arrived. PAUL REVERE

Paul Revere was a member of a group known as the Sons of Liberty. The
FAST Sons of Liberty started as a secret group of American Patriots who did not
support Great Britains treatment of colonists. Other famous Sons of
FACTS Liberty included Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and John Adams.

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THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
Minutemen who heard Paul Reveres warning met the British soldiers in the town of
Lexington, Massachusetts. The minutemen tried to keep the Redcoats
from entering the village of Concord. The first shots of the
Revolutionary War were fired in Lexington. Several
minutemen were wounded or killed.
British troops continued on to Concord where
they searched for the hidden weapons and gunpowder.
Again, they were met by a group of minutemen who
had been warned the Redcoats were coming. In a quick
battle, three Redcoats and two minutemen were killed.
The British soldiers turned back toward Boston.
Along the 16 mile journey, more minutemen fired at
them from behind trees and stone fences. Over 200
British Redcoats and 90 American minutemen were
wounded or killed during the battle.

THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

After the battles of Lexington and Concord, colonists
knew they had to get organized to have any chance of
defeating Great Britain. In May 1775, delegates of the
Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. Sixty
MINUTEMAN five representatives from each of the thirteen original
colonies gathered to take charge of the war. Representative
John Adams wanted to organize a Continental Army with troops from each of the thirteen
colonies. The Congress asked George Washington to be commander of the Continental Army.
He accepted the job.

Minutemen were special teams of soldiers who were

chosen from their militia groups to be ready for battle
FAST within two minutes of receiving notice.
FACTS Most minutemen were under the age of 25 and were
selected for their enthusiasm, loyalty, and strength.

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PATRIOTS AND LOYALISTS
General Washington had a difficult job facing him. He traveled to Boston and took
charge of military camps. He found that militia troops were poorly
trained. They didnt have any weapons. Training camps were
filthy. If the colonists were going to win this war, they would
need money, supplies, and training. Most importantly, the
Continental Army needed loyalty.
Loyalty proved to be a big problem for General
Washington and his Continental Army. Some of the
colonists called themselves Patriots. Patriots were
willing to support the fight against Great Britain. They
volunteered to fight and helped raise money for the war.
Some of the colonists were Loyalists. Loyalists still
supported Great Britain. Loyalists fought in the British Army,
spied on American soldiers, and burned homes and farms of
Patriots.
There were also colonists who didnt take either side
and refused to fight. General Washington worked hard to
pull the Continental Army together and make them ready
for battle.

BRITAINS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Great Britain was the most powerful country in the
world. Its army was larger and more organized than the
Continental Army. The British had also hired 10,000 German
mercenaries, known as Hessians (HESHunz), to help them
fight. In addition, American Loyalists and many Native
Americans joined British forces during the war. Great
Britains military forces in North America numbered
about 50,000.
Like American colonists, Great Britain also had
problems of its own when the American Revolution
started. To begin with, Great Britain was 3,000 miles PATRIOT
away. Sending troops and supplies across the Atlantic
Ocean was slow and expensive. Great Britains citizens were still angry about the expensive
French and Indian War. Many of them did not want to spend more money battling the
colonists.
Another problem for Great Britain was the size of the area it was trying to conquer. The
thirteen original colonies in America were spread over hundreds of miles. It would be difficult
for Great Britains army to take control of this large territory. Colonists had an advantage over
Great Britain because they had been living in America for many years. They had traveled the
roads, lived through harsh winters, and knew the best hiding places.
From the beginning, it was clear that the Revolutionary War would not be an easy
victory for either side.
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PREPARING FOR BATTLE

COMPREHENSION

Directions: Read each question carefully. Darken the circle for the correct answer.

1 Who told colonists to begin 5 How was the Second Continental

preparing for war? Congress different from the First
Continental Congress?
A King George III
A George Washington did not attend
B Paul Revere the Second Continental Congress.
C The First Continental Congress B Delegates from all thirteen colonies
D George Washington attended the Second Continental
Congress.
2 Great Britain planned to stop C The Second Continental Congress
colonists from declaring war by met in Philadelphia.

F capturing Paul Revere D Benjamin Franklin was chosen to

lead the Continental Army during
G taxing colonists for declaring war the Second Continental Congress.
H sending King George III to America
6 Which statement about the Continental
J stealing colonists weapons Army is true?

3 After reading about Paul Revere, you F The Continental Army was bigger
than Great Britains army.
get the idea that
G George Washingtons soldiers were
A he was secretly spying for the British better trained than Great Britains
soldiers.
B he hoped that the Redcoats would
win the war H Loyalty was one of the biggest
problems facing the Continental
C he didnt have any friends Army.
D he was willing to risk his life to J The Continental Army had plenty of
support the colonists fight weapons.
4 If you had been a minuteman during
the American Revolution, you
probably
F wore a red coat into battle
G slept in your clothes so you would
be ready for battle
H were 26 to 55 years old
J became a minuteman because you READING
werent chosen for the militia

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PAUL REVERE
Directions: Read the introduction and the passage that follows. Then read each question
and darken the circle for the correct answer.

Marta has been studying about Paul Revere. She was curious and decided to
find out more about this American hero. Marta wrote this report to describe
what she had learned. She would like for you to read her paper and suggest
the corrections and improvements she should make. When you are finished
reading, answer the questions that follow.
Paul Revere

(1) Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735. (2) He lives in Boston, Massachusetts and
worked as a silversmith. (3) Paul Revere supported the colonists independence from
Great Britain. (4) He was involved in the Boston Massacre. (5) He used his skills as a
silversmith to make cannonballs for the Revolutionary War. (6) Paul Revere was 40
years old when he became a American hero. (7) He rode on horseback from Boston to
Concord and warned the colonists that the British were coming.

1. What change, if any, should be made in 4. What is the BEST way to combine
sentence 2? sentences 4 and 5 without changing
their meaning?
A. Change Boston to boston
B. Change lives to lived F. He was involved in the Boston
Massacre and made cannonballs for
C. Change worked to works the Revolutionary War as a
D. Make no change. silversmith.
G. As a Revolutionary War silversmith,
2. What change, if any, should be made in he made cannonballs for the Boston
sentence 3? Massacre.

F. Change colonists to colonists H. He was involved in the Boston

Massacre and used his skills as a
G. Change colonists to colonists silversmith to make cannonballs for
H. Change the period to a question mark the Revolutionary War.
J. Make no change. J. As a silversmith, he made
cannonballs for the Revolutionary
3. What change, if any, should be made in War and involved himself in the
sentence 6? Boston Massacre.

A. Change years to year

B. Change became to becomed LANGUAGE

C. Change a to an
D. Make no change.
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 PATRIOTS AND LOYALISTS FOLDABLES

During the American Revolution, Patriots were men and women who lived in America and
wanted to break away from Great Britain. More than half of the colonists were Patriots.
Loyalists were men and women who lived in America but refused to fight against Great Britain.
About 500,000 colonists were Loyalists. The Loyalists and Patriots lived side by side in the
same colonies and even in the same families. Benjamin Franklin, for example, was a Patriot.
His son, William, was a Loyalist.

In this activity, you will pretend you are a Patriot speaking with a Loyalist and a Loyalist
speaking to a Patriot. You will respond to Patriot and Loyalist statements the way a Patriot or
Loyalist living in 1776 would have responded to make two Patriot and Loyalist Foldables.

Directions: Choose the next two blank face-to-face pages in your History notebook.
Follow the directions below and on the next page to assemble and glue two
Patriot and Loyalist Foldables into your History notebook.

1. Cut out two Patriot and Loyalist Patterns, six Labels, and two Titles
along the dark solid lines.

2. Fold each Patriot and Loyalist Pattern along

all the dotted lines so that the words are on
the inside.

3. Glue one Title on the bottom flap

of each Patriot and Loyalist Pattern.

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 4. Glue the Labels in their proper places on the outside
of the Patriot and Loyalist Patterns.

5. Unfold each of the flaps and read the Patriot or Loyalist

Statement. Use the lines next to the statement to
write your response.

If a Patriot is speaking, respond as a Loyalist would.

If a Loyalist is speaking, respond as a Patriot would.

Use proper capitalization, spelling, grammar, and

punctuation in your responses.

6. Glue one completed Patriot and Loyalist Foldable onto the left side
and one onto the right side of your notebook.

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 A Loyalist says... A Patriot responds...

We should stay loyal to Great Britain.

Great Britain gave us the opportunity

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A Loyalist says... A Patriot responds...
The leaders in Great Britain know
whats best for us. They would

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never enforce any rules that would
make us unhappy.
PATTERN

A Loyalist says... A Patriot responds...

With Great Britains help, defeating the
PATRIOT AND LOYALIST

Patriots in America will be easy for us.

 A Patriot says... A Loyalist responds...
If Great Britain would leave us alone
we could become our own country.

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We have plenty of strong leaders
who would help us make the right
decisions to become an independent

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A Patriot says... A Loyalist responds...

Its not fair that we have to provide
shelter and food for Great Britains

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soldiers when we dont want them
here in the first place!
PATTERN

A Patriot says... A Loyalist responds...

Defeating Great Britain and its faithful
PATRIOT AND LOYALIST

Loyalists living in America will be easy

for us.
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PATRIOTS AND
LOYALISTS

PATRIOTS
FOLDABLE
PATRIOTS AND

AND
LOYALISTS
LOYALISTS

PATRIOTS AND
LOYALISTS

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PATRIOTS AND
LOYALISTS

PATRIOTS
FOLDABLE
PATRIOTS AND

AND
LOYALISTS
LOYALISTS

PATRIOTS AND
LOYALISTS

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